Features of total, longitudinal and transverse body sizes in men of the general group of patients with mild and severe psoriasis

Annotation. The constitutional approach is a valuable tool in the hands of practicing dermatologists, which allows an individual approach to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with psoriasis. The aim of the study was to examine the differences in total, longitudinal and transverse body sizes between healthy and/or psoriatic men depending on the severity of the disease. Anthropometric examination according to Bunak was performed for 32 men of the first mature age in patients with mild and 68 men with severe psoriasis. The PASI index was used to clinically assess the severity and area of psoriatic lesions. As a control from the data bank of the research center of National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya anthropometric data of 82 practically healthy men of the same age group were selected. Statistical data processing was performed in the license package “Statistica 5.5” using non-parametric methods of evaluation of the obtained results. In patients with mild and severe psoriasis compared with healthy men found: lower values – pubic height (by 3.2 % and 5.4 %) and trochanter (by 8.2 % and 7.0 %) anthropometric points, shoulder width (by 19.6 % and 19.0 %) and the width of the distal epiphysis of the shin (by 5.2 % and 4.8 %); greater values – body weight (by 20.1 % and 17.5 %), body length (by 1.7 % in mild course), body surface area (by 10.0 % and 7.8 %), height of suprasternal (by 3.0 % and 1.5 %), acromial (by 2.3 % and 1.0 %) and finger (by 6.1 % and 4.4 %) anthropometric points, width of the distal epiphysis of the shoulder (by 6.9 % and 5.7 %), forearm (by 3.3 % in mild course) and thigh (by 10.3 % and 7.1 %), mid-thoracic diameter (by 16.5 % and 16.3 %), transverse lower thoracic diameter (by 16.5 % and 15.7 %), anterior-posterior mid-thoracic diameter (by 17.7 % and 20.2 %), interspinous (by 12.2 % and 12.1 %), intercristal (by 13.4 % and 11.7 %) and intertrochanteric (by 11.3 % and 10.4 %) distances. Differences in the studied body size in patients with varying degrees of psoriasis found. Thus, in patients with mild psoriasis, compared with patients with severe psoriasis, higher values were found for: body length (by 1.6 %); heights of suprasternal (by 1.5 %), pubic (by 2.1 %) and finger (by 1.4 %) anthropometric points; width of the distal epiphysis of the forearm (by 2.3 %). Thus, pronounced differences in total, longitudinal and transverse dimensions between healthy and patients with mild and severe psoriasis were revealed by Ukrainian men of the first mature age. Between patients with varying degrees of severity of dermatosis, most differences are found only for longitudinal body size.

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Skinfold thickness in men with mild and severe psoriasis without and taking into account the somatotype

Biomedical and Biosocial Anthropology ◽

10.31393/bba40-2020-08 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 48-53

Author(s):

Obadeh Bassam Abdel-Rahman Al-Qaraleh

Keyword(s):

Skinfold Thickness ◽

Modern Medicine ◽

Severe Psoriasis ◽

Control Group ◽

Healthy Men ◽

Methods Of Evaluation ◽

Severity Of The Disease ◽

Medical University ◽

Lower Angle

Significant prevalence and decline in quality of life caused by psoriasis in combination with the lack of etiotropic methods of its treatment, put this disease, in terms of relevance for modern medicine on a par with diabetes, hypertension, asthma etc. That is, there is a need to find easily accessible markers that would determine the susceptibility to this disease. The aim of the study was to establish the differences in the skinfold thickness between healthy and/or psoriatic Ukrainian men depending on the severity of the disease without and taking into account the somatotype. For 32 Ukrainian men of the first mature age, patients with mild psoriasis and 68 men with severe psoriasis (according to the PASI index) were determined skinfold thickness according to Bunak and determined the somatotype according to the Heath-Carter scheme. The control group consisted of 82 healthy men of similar age, selected from the database of the research center of National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya. Statistical data processing was performed in the license package “Statistica 5.5” using non-parametric methods of evaluation of the obtained results. It was found that in patients with mild or severe psoriasis of men without division into somatotypes and in representatives of the mesomorphic somatotype compared to healthy men, the skinfold thickness is significantly higher at the lower angle of the scapula, abdomen and side, and significantly lower on the back and front of the shoulder, chest and thighs. When comparing the skinfold thickness between patients with mild or severe psoriasis of endo-mesomorphic somatotype with healthy men of similar somatotype, we found larger values of the skinfold thickness under the lower angle of the scapula (only with mild course), on the abdomen and side, and also smaller values of the skinfold thickness on the posterior surface of the shoulder and only in representatives with severe psoriasis – on the anterior surface of the shoulder, chest and thigh. Between patients with different degrees of severity of dermatosis both without distribution, and with distribution on various somatotypes of reliable or tendencies of differences of skinfold thickness are not revealed. Thus, there are pronounced differences in most indicators of the skinfold thickness between healthy and patients with mild or severe psoriasis of Ukrainian men of the first mature age, both without distribution and with the division into different somatotypes.

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Peculiarities of girth body sizes in men with mild and severe psoriasis course

Reports of Morphology ◽

10.31393/morphology-journal-2020-26(4)-10 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 62-67

Author(s):

Al-Qaraleh Obadeh Bassam Abdel-Rahman ◽

S.V. Dmytrenko ◽

A.V. Shayuk ◽

I.V. Gunas ◽

S.V. Prokopenko

Keyword(s):

Complete Recovery ◽

Severe Psoriasis ◽

Control Group ◽

Anthropometric Parameters ◽

Unstressed State ◽

Working Age ◽

Body Sizes ◽

Chest Girth ◽

Severity Of The Disease ◽

Medical University

Given the most frequent manifestation of psoriasis at a young working age and in some cases severe, continuously recurrent course, the presence of many treatments, none of which is a guarantee of complete recovery and no recurrence – now there is an urgent need to find prognostic signs therapy and prevention of relapses. In the absence of ideal biomarkers, the study of constitutional markers becomes crucial. The aim of the study was to examine the differences in girth body sizes between healthy and/or psoriatic men depending on the severity of the disease. Anthropometric examination according to V.V. Bunak was performed for 32 men of the first mature age patients with mild and 68 with severe psoriasis course. The PASI index was used to clinically assess the severity and area of psoriatic lesions. The control group, according to anthropometric parameters, consisted of 82 practically healthy men of the same age, selected from the database of the research center of National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya. Statistical data processing was performed in the license package “Statistica 5.5” using non-parametric methods of evaluation of the obtained results. In patients with psoriasis of mild and severe course, compared with healthy, we found: greater values for – the girth of the shoulder in a tense state by 8.9% and 6.8%; shoulder girth in the unstressed state by 14.2% and 12.3%; forearm girth in the upper part by 8.0% and 7.1%; forearm girth in the lower part by 4.2% and 4.5%; hand girth by 5.1% and 5.8%; hip girth by 11.4% and 9.3%; hips circumference by 8.7% and 6.5%; crus girth in the upper part by 10.2% and 7.9%; crus girth in the lower part by 8.7% and 5.9%; neck girth by 6.9% and 7.8%; waist circumference by 17.1% and 18.2%; chest girth on inspiration by 7.8% and 7.2%; chest girth on exhalation by 10.6% and 10.3%; chest circumference at rest by 10.0% and 9.6%. Thus, there are pronounced differences in the girth sizes between healthy and patients with mild and severe psoriasis Ukrainian men of the first mature age. Between patients with varying degrees of severity of dermatosis, differences are established only for the girth of the crus in the lower part.

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Features of longitudinal and transverse body sizes in men with various forms of eczema

Reports of Morphology ◽

10.31393/morphology-journal-2020-26(4)-03 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 16-21

Author(s):

S.V. Dmytrenko ◽

Ahmad Al-Omary Ala’a Osama ◽

І.V. Dzevulska ◽

R.V. Skoruk ◽

I.V. Gunas

Keyword(s):

Lower Extremities ◽

Data Bank ◽

Healthy Individuals ◽

Healthy Men ◽

Distal Epiphysis ◽

Constitutional Type ◽

Upper And Lower Extremities ◽

Icd 10 ◽

Body Sizes ◽

Severe Eczema

Consideration of the aspect of adaptation, in particular morphological, is expedient with obligatory comparison of morphometric indicators in healthy and sick patients and between groups of patients with different degrees of severity of dermatosis. The aim of the study was to investigate the differences between longitudinal and transverse body sizes between healthy and/or patients with eczema men depending on the severity of the dermatosis. Patients with idiopathic (n=34) and microbial (n=38) eczema men of the first mature age underwent an anthropometric examination according to Bunak. The diagnosis of eczema was made according to the nomenclature of ICD-10. As a control from the data bank of the research center of National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya anthropometric data of 82 practically healthy men of the same age group were selected. Statistical data processing was performed in the license package “Statistica 5.5” using non-parametric methods of evaluation of the obtained results. In healthy men, compared with patients, higher values were found for: the height of the pubic anthropometric point by 3.5-5.7% and the height of the acetabular anthropometric point by 4.9-7.5% compared with sick men with idiopathic mild and severe eczema and mild and severe microbial eczema and lower values for: height of the suprathoracic anthropometric point by 1.7-2.6% for idiopathic eczema of mild, severe course and microbial eczema of mild course; height of the acromial anthropometric point by 1.6-2.3% compared with men with idiopathic eczema of mild and severe course; height of the finger anthropometric point by 3.0-5.9% compared with men with idiopathic eczema of mild and severe course and microbial eczema of mild and severe course. In healthy men, compared with patients, higher values were found: mid-thoracic diameter – by 3.1-11.1%, 5.5-14.4%, transverse lower thoracic diameter – by 8.6-14.1% and anterior-posterior mid-thoracic diameter – by 10.2-16.6% and smaller values: width of shoulders by 15.3-21.1% compared with men with idiopathic eczema of mild and severe course and microbial eczema of mild and severe course. In healthy individuals, the width of the distal epiphysis of the forearm is greater by 3.14% compared with patients with idiopathic severe eczema and the width of the distal epiphysis of the crus by 3.1% compared with patients with microbial eczema of mild course; smaller - the width of the distal epiphysis of the shoulder by 3.0% compared with patients with idiopathic eczema of severe course and the width of the distal epiphysis of the thigh by 5.2-7.6% compared with patients with idiopathic eczema of mild and severe course and microbial eczema of mild course. In healthy individuals, the values of the size of the pelvis are lower: interspinous distance – by 8.3-11.6%, intercristal distance – by 8.7-12.5% and intertrochanteric distance – by 7.7-10.5% compared with sick men with idiopathic mild and severe eczema and microbial eczema of the mild and severe course. Differences in longitudinal body size in patients with different forms and severity of eczema. When comparing anthropometric indicators between sick men, the following were found: the height of pubic and acetabular anthropometric points in sick men with idiopathic eczema of mild course is higher by 1.8% and 1.7%, respectively, compared with sick men with microbial eczema of similar severity; shoulder width in patients with idiopathic eczema of mild course is 4.8% less than in patients with idiopathic eczema of severe course. Thus, men with eczema have a subpathological constitutional type, which is characterized by an elongated “cylindrical” torso, shortened lower extremities, as well as more massive distal and less massive proximal epiphyses of the upper and lower extremities.

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Total, longitudinal and transverse body sizes in men with psoriasis of different somatotypes

Reports of Morphology ◽

10.31393/morphology-journal-2021-27(4)-05 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 35-40

Author(s):

Al-Qaraleh Obadeh Bassam Abdel-Rahman ◽

О.Ye. Maievskyi ◽

А.А. Glushak ◽

І.V. Olkhova ◽

H.V. Chaika

Keyword(s):

Lifestyle Modification ◽

Severe Disease ◽

Statistical Processing ◽

Risk Groups ◽

Data Bank ◽

Severe Psoriasis ◽

The Body ◽

Body Structure ◽

Healthy Men ◽

Body Sizes

Using a constitutional approach to predict the onset of a disease can be key not only to solving the problem of late-stage lifestyle modification therapy but also to understanding the deep, seemingly incomprehensible links between organs and body structure. The aim of the study was to establish and analyze the differences in total, longitudinal and transverse body sizes between healthy and/or psoriatic men of different somatotypes depending on the severity of the disease. Anthropo-somatotypological examination was performed on Ukrainian men (aged 22 to 35 years) with psoriasis (n=100, including 32 with mild and 68 with severe). A clinical assessment of the severity and area of psoriatic lesions was performed using the PASI index. Anthropometric data of 82 practically healthy men of the same age group was taken from the data bank of the research center of National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya. Statistical processing of the obtained results was performed in the license package “Statistica 5.5” using non-parametric evaluation methods. In patients with mild and severe psoriasis, men of mesomorphic and endo-mesomorphic somatotypes in comparison with healthy men of the corresponding somatotypes, higher values of almost all total (in the endo-mesomorphs with severe disease), transverse (except for shoulder width) and lateral body size (except endo-mesomorphs with severe disease) was found. In patients with psoriasis, men of endo-mesomorphic somatotype with a mild course of the disease found greater than in patients with a similar course men of mesomorphic somatotype, body weight, length and surface area, height of acromial and finger anthropometric points, and transverse middle thoracic diameters and anteroposterior middle thoracic diameter; and in patients with psoriasis men of endo-mesomorphic somatotype with a severe course of the disease – only greater values than in patients with a similar course of the disease men of mesomorphic somatotype, interspinous distance. When comparing the total, longitudinal and transverse dimensions of the body between men with psoriasis of the corresponding somatotypes, in representatives of the mesomorphic somatotype with a mild course of the disease found greater than with severe course, body length values and lower – posterior middle thoracic diameter. The revealed differences in total, longitudinal and transverse body sizes between healthy and/or patients with mild or severe psoriasis Ukrainian men of mesomorphic and endo-mesomorphic somatotypes provide an opportunity to increase the effectiveness of the use of body structure and size to identify risk groups psoriasis.

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Prognostic assessment of constitutional indicators influence on the indicators of personality traits of practically healthy women with different somatotypes

Reports of Morphology ◽

10.31393/morphology-journal-2021-27(4)-01 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 5-12

Author(s):

I.I. Andriievskyi ◽

О.А. Serebrennikova ◽

S.A. Bondar ◽

A.V. Shayuk ◽

I.V. Gunas

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Data Bank ◽

The Body ◽

Healthy Population ◽

General Group ◽

Prognostic Assessment ◽

Longitudinal Size ◽

Promising Area ◽

Medical University

It is known that both genetic factors and environmental influences affect the development of the human body. This statement also applies to a person’s personality, ie the big five – the main features that make it up. The study of the relationship between physique and personality traits among a healthy population is very relevant and is a promising area for anthropology and psychology. The purpose of the work is to conduct a prognostic assessment of the influence of anthropo-somatotypological indicators on the personality indicators in practically healthy Ukrainian women without and taking into account the somatotype. Primary anthropo-somatotypological (anthropometry according to Bunak’s scheme, Heath-Carter somatotype determination, Matiegka and American Institute of Nutrition weight composition) and personality indicators (determination of leading typological characteristics of temperament according to Eysenck, psychodynamic features of personality according to Spielberger and features of accentuated personality traits according to Shmishek, components of internality according to Rotter) of practically healthy Ukrainian women of the first mature age are selected from the data bank of materials of the research center of National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya. Factor analysis was performed in the license package "Statistica 6.1". The main factors that indicate the association of personality traits of practically healthy Ukrainian women of different somatotypes with some anthropo-somatotypological indicators: mesomorphs – "the size of the girth and fat size of the body" and "the size of the longitudinal size of the body"; in ectomorphs – "the size of the girth of the body" and "the size of the fat size of the body"; in endo-mesomorphs - "the magnitude of the circumferential size of the body" and "the magnitude of the width of the mandible"; in representatives of the middle intermediate somatotype – "the magnitude of the longitudinal and circumferential dimensions of the body" and "the magnitude of SFT on the posterior surface of the shoulder." In the general group of women, it is impossible to single out the second factor that has a significant load. Analysis of the obtained relationships of interdependence of personality traits, which have the greatest prognostic value in terms of formation of human personality with anthropo-somatotypological indicators showed that women of different somatotypes identified interdependencies have certain features. Thus, the application of factor analysis made it possible to determine the most significant relationships of personality indicators with the constitutional parameters of the body in practically healthy Ukrainian women of different somatotypes.

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Girth body dimensions in men and women with seborrheic dermatitis of varying severity

Reports of Morphology ◽

10.31393/morphology-journal-2021-27(4)-03 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 22-27

Author(s):

Ahmad Raed Khasawneh ◽

I.V. Serheta ◽

N.V. Belik ◽

A.O. Dovhan ◽

I.I. Zhuchenko

Keyword(s):

Body Size ◽

Seborrheic Dermatitis ◽

Severe Disease ◽

Statistical Processing ◽

Modern Medicine ◽

The Body ◽

Control Group ◽

Men And Women ◽

Healthy Men ◽

Body Sizes

Today in modern medicine the study of human health is reoriented to the individual principle, which is based on the identification and study of constitutionally determined patterns of manifestation of certain diseases. The purpose of the study is to establish and analyze the features of the girth body sizes in men and women with generalized fatty form of seborrheic dermatitis of varying severity. The comprehensive body size of 40 men and 40 young women (25-44 years) with generalized fatty seborrheic dermatitis (mild and severe) was determined. The control group consisted of the girth sizes of practically healthy men (n=82) and women (n=154) of the same age group, which were selected from the database of the research center National Pirogov Memorial Medical University. Statistical processing of body circumference was performed in the licensed package “Statistica 6.0” using non-parametric evaluation methods. As a result of studies in patients with seborrheic dermatitis of varying severity of men, compared with practically healthy men, found only greater values of the girth of the shoulder in a relaxed state and thighs, neck (only mild), shin in the upper part and waist (in both cases only with a severe degree), as well as smaller values of the girth of the shoulder in a tense state; and in patients of varying severity of women – greater values of the girth of the shoulder in a relaxed state, thighs, lower legs, neck, waist and all girths of the chest and both thighs (only severe), as well as smaller values of the girth of the hand (only with mild). In both men and women with seborrheic dermatitis, differences in girth body sizes are more pronounced in people with severe disease. Between men or women with seborrheic dermatitis of varying severity, there are no significant or trends in differences in girth body sizes. In the analysis of the manifestations of sexual dimorphism of the circumferential body size between men and women with seborrheic dermatitis found greater values in men with mild and severe disease of the upper extremities, hands, shin, feet and neck (in most cases more pronounced in representatives with mild severity), as well as only in men with mild severity – greater values of all chest girths. For a more correct understanding of changes in girth body sizes in Ukrainian men or women with seborrheic dermatitis of varying severity, it is necessary to analyze other constitutional parameters of the body.

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Evolution of body size in Crocodylomorpha in a multi-regime evolutionary landscape

10.7287/peerj.preprints.3134 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Pedro L Godoy ◽

Roger B J Benson ◽

Mario Bronzati ◽

Richard J Butler

Keyword(s):

Body Size ◽

Body Length ◽

Regime Shifts ◽

Surface Model ◽

Time Calibration ◽

Calibration Methods ◽

Size Disparity ◽

Body Sizes ◽

Tree Topologies ◽

Length Data

Body size is strongly related to physiology and ecology, and its evolution has been studied intensely for many animal groups. Crocodylomorphs occupy the intermediate–large range of body sizes among extant tetrapods, and have a rich and diverse fossil record, ranging in size from less than 30 centimetres to over 10 metres in length. To investigate crocodylomorph body size evolution, we used maximum-likelihood to fit macroevolutionary models to body length data within a phylogenetic context. We focused on non-uniform Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) models (“SURFACE” model). Under an OU process, lineages are attracted towards an adaptive trait optimum (theta, θ) through time. SURFACE allows multiple adaptive regimes (i.e. shifts in trait optima). We also fitted other models, and conducted analyses using alternate body length proxies, tree topologies and time-calibration methods, to assess the influence of analytical choices on results. The SURFACE model fit best to our data, suggesting convergent evolution of body size among macroevolutionary adaptive zones. Although different trees identify regime shifts in phylogenetically distinct positions, we recognized some shared patterns. For instance, non-Mesoeucrocodylia crocodylomorphs maintained relatively small sizes (θ = 0.646 m), and experienced no or few shifts, thriving until the Late Cretaceous. During the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous, crocodylomorph body size disparity increased, with a high number of regime shifts, particularly within Notosuchia and Thalattosuchia. Another important regime shift, towards larger body sizes (θ = 5.561 m), occurred in the lineage leading to extant crocodylians (Eusuchia), potentially related to an adaptive radiation of the group after the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction.

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Features of the girth sizes of the body in men with various forms of eczema

Biomedical and Biosocial Anthropology ◽

10.31393/bba39-2020-08 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 51-56

Author(s):

Al-Omary Ala’a Osama Ahmad ◽

S. V. Dmitrenko ◽

O. P. Drachuk ◽

V. V. Yasko ◽

I. V. Gunas

Keyword(s):

Data Bank ◽

The Body ◽

Healthy Men ◽

Methods Of Evaluation ◽

Icd 10 ◽

Chest Girth ◽

Personalized Approach ◽

Severe Eczema ◽

Medical University ◽

Microbial N

Prediction of the occurrence of eczema and the development of its severe forms is possible by identifying its morphological markers in patients with various forms and severity of dermatosis and their comparison with healthy subjects. The aim of the study was to examine the differences in body girth sizes between healthy and/or eczema patients depending on the severity of dermatosis. Patients with idiopathic (n=34) and microbial (n=38) eczema men of the first mature age underwent an anthropometric examination according to Bunak. The diagnosis of eczema was made according to the nomenclature of ICD-10. As a control from the data bank of the research center of National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya anthropometric data of 82 practically healthy men of the same age group were selected. Statistical data processing was performed in the license package “Statistica 5.5” using non-parametric methods of evaluation of the obtained results. In healthy men, the following values of the following envelope sizes were found: shoulder girth in a tense state by 4.9 % compared with patients with severe eczema; unstressed shoulder girth by 7.3 % and 11.8 % compared with patients with idiopathic eczema of mild and severe course and by 10.0 % and 11.3% compared with patients with microbial eczema of mild and severe course; forearm girth in the upper part by 5.4 % compared with patients with idiopathic eczema of severe course; thigh girth by 5.1 % and 8.0 % compared with patients with idiopathic eczema of mild and severe course and by 7.1 % and 11.3 % compared with patients with microbial eczema of mild and severe course; thigh girth by 4.16 % and 4.5 % compared with patients with idiopathic severe eczema and mild microbial eczema; upper crus girth by 5.3 %, 7.5 % and 7.1 % compared with patients with idiopathic eczema of mild and severe course and microbial eczema of mild course; lower crus girth by 6.0 % compared with patients with mild microbial eczema; neck girth by 7.5 % and 6.8 % compared with patients with idiopathic severe eczema and mild microbial eczema; waist girth by 8.6 % and 15.6 % compared with patients with idiopathic eczema of mild and severe course and by 13.9 % and 16.7 % compared with patients with microbial eczema of mild and severe course; chest girth on inhalation, exhalation, at rest by 6.9 %, 9.5 % and 9.1 % compared with patients with idiopathic eczema of severe course. Only the girth of the foot in healthy men is 3.1 % higher than in sick men with mild microbial eczema. In men with idiopathic eczema, the neck girth was 5.4 % lower than in men with severe eczema. The obtained data can be used for a personalized approach in the creation of appropriate prevention and treatment and diagnostic programs.

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Features of skinfold thickness in men with benign nevi

Reports of Morphology ◽

10.31393/morphology-journal-2021-27(4)-09 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 59-64

Author(s):

Yousif Haddad Nabil Basim

Keyword(s):

Statistical Processing ◽

Data Bank ◽

Skinfold Thickness ◽

The Body ◽

Control Group ◽

Healthy Men ◽

Adult Age ◽

Dysplastic Nevi ◽

Medical University ◽

Benign Nevi

Nevi, although benign neoplasms of the skin, but have a certain tendency to malignancy, which is influenced by various external and internal human factors. Predicting the risk of benign nevi against this background is an important topic for experimental research. The aim of the study was to establish the features of the skinfold thickness (SFT) in men of the first adult age with benign nevi. SFT was determined according to the Bunak scheme for men (aged 22-35 years) with melanocyte benign simple nevi (n=34), melanocyte benign dysplastic nevi (n=27), melanocyte benign congenital nevi (n=14) and non-melanocyte benign (n=17). The control group – SFT of 82 practically healthy men of the same age group was selected from the data bank of the Research Center of National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya. Statistical processing of the results was performed in the license package “Statistica 5.5” using non-parametric evaluation methods. It was found that in practically healthy men higher than in patients – SFT on the anterior and posterior surfaces of the shoulder and thigh (in all groups of patients); SFT on the forearm, at the lower angle of the scapula, chest and shin (only in patients with melanocyte benign dysplastic nevi). Also in healthy men are found lower than in patients – SFT on the side (in all groups of patients); SFT in the abdomen (in patients with melanocyte benign simple and non-melanocyte benign nevi). When comparing SFT between patients with benign nevi, in most cases, lower values of SFT found in patients with melanocyte benign dysplastic nevi. The obtained results indicate the initial manifestations of abdominal (android) type of fat deposition in the body in patients with benign nevi (most pronounced in patients with melanocyte benign simple nevi).

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